Basket-ball game



s. DEsTEFANo- BASKET BALL GAM'E` `March s, 1928 I 1,661,216'

Filed May 9, 1927 Home Team 'dom saapd El. Desefancl Gauw:

board from one side to the other side.

Patented Mar. 6, 19.28..

, Y 1,561,216- PATENT ortica.

,SAMUEL nnszrnrnno, on MoNEssnmfPENNsYLvAnIA.

BASKET-BALL GAME.

application ined May e,

This invention appertains to means for affording a 'pastime and entertainment and supplies a game embodying the features of the popular game of basket ball, .both as to play and count, thereby amiliarizing the uninitiated with the various plays, counts and penalties of the game.

The invention contemplates a playing field having delineated thereon the goals, starting points and separate courses for the op- .posingtearns lmen representing the various players and chance play indicators, such as dice, for designating the moves, the counts and penalties being determined by `markings l appearing on the individual courses.

F or a full understanding of the inven-V tion reference is to be had `to the accom-` panying drawing which is a plan viewot the playing field vembodying 'the invention, the two sets of men and play indicators being shown in perspective thereon.

The numeral l designates a suitable base or board having a surface upon which the playing lield and coordinate parts appear in determinate contrasting colors. Y board l may be of any construction and material, and usually folds upon a medial line to reduce the size and aliord protection for the playing field. The board is of rectangu-` lar outline and is provided at a central point with la circle 2 which is divided into corre? sponding halves to represent the starting points for the men of opponent teams. The halves of the circle 2 are of contrasting color, such as red and green. Smallerv circles 3 appear at opposite ends of thefboard in line with the centrally disposed circle 2 and designate the goals and are representative of the baskets of the ordinary game of basketball. A space fi is outlined at each end of the board `and bears words designating the opponent players, such as Home teamand -Opponent-- A line of spaces leads from each half of theV center circle 2, as indicated at 4, and extends laterally towards a side of the board, as indicated at 5and joins a line of spaces 6 extending across lthi line of spaces 7 connects the respective goals 3 with the end portion of the line of spaces 6 opposite that connected with the line of spaces 5. The lines lof spaces Sand 7 V are located upon opposite side portions of the board and are connected by the intermediate line of spaces 6, the several lines of spaces being juxtaposed for compactness of ar- The i927. serial No. 190,074.

goals. vThesey courses, Vfour in number, are

designated,.two by the letter -,-F- and two by the ,letter '+G- the latter representing the side guardsand the former the path of theforward players. v There are two Sets of courses, or paths, and veach set comprises Vfour separate and distinct paths, each be- -G-. land the courses of one set being of a different color from the courses of-the oter set, the one being green and the other re Y Each of the courses'or paths has certain data imprinted upon determinate spaces to indicate counts and penalties, the counts being designated by the :words -Field goal 2, Foul goal --1-, and Goal -l0-, and the penalties being designated byV the, words Personal foul' --lCl-p Theplaying field is divided to provide in veilect two playing fields, one for each of the players or teams, and each of the playing elds'is similarly outlined and provided with a scheduleof counts and aschedule of penalv ties,` said schedules agreeing with the matter appearingupon the several courses or paths of the individual men organic pieces. As hereinbefore stated, each of the courses orA paths is designated byy a letter which corresponds with the letter appearing upon the men or` game pieces.l The oo ursesror paths for the guards andforwards extend laterally from the starting point, thence along'the marginal edge of the board, thence inwardly' parallel with thel lirst stretch and connect with the goal. f

There are two setsot1 men or game pieces. Each set of men or gaine pieces Ais designated by the numeral `7 and ycomprises five disks of like color, one disk ofeach set bearing the letter- Q, two disks' bearing the letter -F and two disksl bearing the letter -G-, corresponding to the center, the two side 'guards and the two forwards. The color of one set of men is different from the color of the other set to avoid confusion, and the colors match the color scheme of the playing field. The chance indicators preterl At the outset the players roll the dice for position, the highest being entitledy to choice.

lThe players` roll the dice in turn Aand are entitled to enter a man for a live spot at each throw. In the event of a player throwing a double he is entitled to another roll `or throw of the dice, and may count the number appearing on each of the dice and move two men.L For all other throws only one man may be moved a distance corresponding to the sum of the two dice. Each of the spaces of a course or path represents a move of a man or game piece entered in play. The indications appearing on certain spaces determine the count or'penalty of the man stopping thereon at the end of a move. In this cated thereon, yand including a centrally y l disposed space divided to provide two starting points,and la space at Yeach endl of the base representing a goal, a line of spacesextending longitudinally from each starting point, thence extendinglaterally and lacross the base from one side tothe opposite side and returning and making connection with the goal,'and other lilies of spaces extending laterally in opposite directions .from each starting point, thence along the Ymanginal edges of the base and returningand connecting with the goal, certain spaces of the several lines of spaces having data imprinted thereon indicating the move and countv ot' 'the game pieces movable Vover the playingV ield. I

' In testimony whereof I aix mysignature.

SAMUEL Dammit-No; [n s@ 

